Stainland. 3rd July 2019.

This post was re-edited by me on 5th July 2019. See the comments.

I had a walk down Robber Dodge yesterday. There was a lot of activity in the air, it being sunny and warm.

I counted:
25 Meadow Brown's
3 Small Tortoiseshell's
1 Red Admiral

Then I managed to get one or two photos, varying in quality. I didn't have my macro system, These were taken with my Lumix FZ72.

The Large Skipper was the best one. It's only the second time I've managed to get a photo of one, the last was over 30 years ago and not very good. They seem to be flighty little beasts.

Large Skipper.

I disturbed the next as I brushed a shrub. It was a nice surprise, again, only the second one I've seen.  It's really been in the wars, but was flying strongly.

Yellow Shell moth.

I disturbed quite a few small, off white moths in the grass. I never got a good look at one. I did manage to get a poor photo of the following moth, (right in the center of the photo). I think it could be a Grass Veneer, but wouldn't put money on it.

Andy thinks it could be: Crambus pascuella. (See the comment).

We now have a consensus on the ID of the moth below. It IS a Crambus pascuella. My thanks to Andy and Charlie.

Grass Veneer TBC.

Meadow Brown.

In case anyone has wondered about the name, "Robber Dodge" here it is;

At some point in the past, (who knows when?) a robber was running from the police and hid down there. Seemingly he got away. All the old Stainlandpeople know this story.